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I had twins my last pregnancy and gain almost 70 pounds. They were almost 7 pounds each and I lost all but 15 pounds within the first month. The rest came off with sensible eating and exercise within 6 months. By the time they we a year I was the smaller then I had ever been. I am pregnant now with at single child at 32 weeks and I have already gained 35 pounds. I don't feel like I eat that much but I am hoping the weight comes off as easy as it did last time. Good luck, eat healthy!

I gained 52 1/2 lbs with my first pregnancy. I lost most of it doing nothing much, just household chores and playing with him. I held on to about 10 lbs after. Now with this pregnancy I've only gained about 8 lbs and I'm almost 21 weeks. I started off a size 0 and am now a size 2

i gained about 42 pounds during my pregnancy, my son is now 23 days old i was weighed yesterday and i am down to 123 and i havent even started working out ye. i breestfeed, and i think that helps. I think youll be ok...eat healthy while your pregnant as well.

i gained 43 lbs and i still got 5 weeks to go before my 1st baby (girl) is born. the last 2 weeks i didn't gain a single lb. You just need to watch what you're eating and go walking everyday (if you can)...everything in moderation

I am a tiny woman...5 foot, 102 lbs...well, i gained 75lbs with my first and 85lbs. with my second!!!! I lost it all within a year (breastfeeding, walking, eating right...). This is my 3rd baby and i only have gained 21 lbs. (which is a little for me! LOL) I have a very roomy uterus and my babies are all over 10 lbs. and i tend to eat tons of fruits and whole grains and cheeses and just am happy eating and making the baby huge! LOL. Don't worry about it...i think your body knows what it is doing...i am a vegetarian but with my first i was eating bloody rare steaks (i had been veggie for 15 years at that point!). Nina was more a fruit and nuts kinda baby...this one loves mashed taters (god help me!) and veggie sushi. Goodluck!

I was 132 lb at the beginning of my 1st pregnancy, and I gained 35 lb. My daughter was born 7 lb 15 oz at 38 w/2d. Even though I pumped 27-30 oz of milk/day (still pumping at 14 months; not as much milk though), I couldn't lose the last 8 lb (mostly around my thighs and belly). I got pregnant again when my daughter was 11 months old. I am now 12 weeks pregnant, and I didn't gain any weight yet. I want to gain at least 8 lb less this time, but we'll see what happens :)

Personally I gained 78 pounds the first time, and I lost 35 in the first two weeks of having my baby. He was 8lbs 7oz so I prolly lost around 15 in the hospital from all the water, placenta and baby. Then combined with breast feeding, and the stairs in my old house, yea I lost about half of what I gained. And I am a chunky girl anyway. I was 210 when I got pregnant (I am around 5'9")
This time I have only gained around 30 pounds and I am hoping it will all be lost by Christmas of next year.

I gained 50 lbs with my first, it really packed on the last few weeks, i got scared! The end of the first week after he was born I had lost 35 lbs of it though, it had been mostly water. If you start gaining ALOT right at the end, don't stress it too much, you're probably just retaining fluids.

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